Recent content by HyperPete

Holy moly - how often do you use them all? I would pick the 10 or so that I actually use, and get rid of the rest.

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I have a set of snap-on ratcheting box wrenches I bought in the 80s (metric & standard.). I turned wrench for a living for something like 10 years, and have always been a car / motorcyclist enthusiast. They are some of my most infrequently used tools. There is frequently either negligible...

100 post minimum?! 🥺 But I'm a deaf mute!

I used to turn wrench for a living, long retired. I bought tool truck tools, mostly snap-on while I did it for a living. Some of it was overpriced **** (snap-on air tools, vs Ingersoll rand, for example). Most of it is great. Now that I'm a hobbyist, I replace lost and newly needed tools with...

At 50 cents per tube, how far wrong can I go? I guess I'll find out! This is only until I'm healed enough from my ladder fall (see the "have you ever done something so stupid" thread) to finish installing my high bay lights. Also a few basement utility lights. Thank you for your help.

I just purchased two cases of 20 bulbs each of LED12ET8/G/4/850 (GE 43293). Ten dollars/case. He has 1/2 pallet remaining. They require instant start ballasts. I'm not understanding the linked and attached GE Compatibility Chart. Can someone please help me to figure out what ballasts I need...

I ordered these for my pole building. They are mounted 15' up. Very nice lighting. Sunco 6 Pack UFO LED High Bay Light, Plug & Play Lighting for Warehouse, 5000K Daylight, 150W, Power Cord Included, 19500 LM, 120VAC, IP65 Waterproof Shatterproof Fixture - UL Listed https://a.co/d/emup6NT

So, 2 days after I finished PT for my (4th) rotator cuff surgery, I was installing high bay shop lights on my 15' ceiling. I was way too comfortable on the ladder, and leaned out as I removed the final screw from the old 8' fluorescent housing. As the screw came out, the housing, with the...

So they are FAR from perfect, but for using them in my shop, I think they came out OK using brush-on Rustoleum plus a hardener. The Columbian Vise, unfortunately, has a broken casting. It's not visible at a glance, however. (The Columbian had 4 coats of paint on top of the original factory red.)

I wish I had gone with the 72". It's amazing how many tools I have accumulated over the last 30 - 40 years. My old boxes are going up for sale, and I'll get the 56" US General top box and a step to be able to see what is in the top easily. (They are on sale through today, I think.) EDIT...

I only have about a pint of simple green, but I have over a gallon or "Purple Power." It put that in the heated ultrasonic cleaner with the vice. We'll see how it looks after 30 minutes, and then again at one & two hours if needed. Thank you for the idea. I did not want to use that strong...

Well, my dad was born in 1919, so they are likely FROM the 50s. They will be perfect for my cheepo cabinets in the laundry room until I can build a nicer set.

Ah, thank you. Much obliged!